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&¨¨¨¨&¨¨&& &¨¨&¨&¨¨&&
¨&¨¨¨&&¨&¨ ¨&¨&&&&¨&¨
¨&&¨¨&¨&&& ¨&&&¨¨¨&&&
&&¨&¨&&&¨¨ ¨&¨¨&¨¨&¨¨
&¨&&&&¨¨&¨ #¨¨¨~~~~~~~~¨¨¨# ¨&&¨&&¨&&¨
&&&¨¨¨&¨&& ####¨~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~¨#### &&¨&&¨&&¨&
¨¨¨&¨¨&&&¨ #¨¨¨~~~~~~~~¨¨¨# ¨¨&&¨&&¨&&
&¨¨&&¨&¨¨& ¨¨&¨&&¨&&¨
&&¨&¨&&&¨& ON EARTH (THE PLANET WHERE I LIVE) A ¨¨&&&¨&&¨&
¨¨&&&&¨¨&& LOT OF US HAVE ANTENNAS ON OUR HOUSES &¨&¨¨&&¨&&
&¨&¨¨¨&¨&¨ OR BALCONIES, WE HAVE BUILT LARGE &&&&¨&¨&&¨
&&&&¨¨&&&& ANTENNAS FOR LARGER BANDWITH, WE HAVE ¨¨¨¨&&&&¨&
¨¨¨¨&¨&¨¨¨ BUILD SPECIALIZED ANTENNAES FOR ¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨&&
&¨¨¨&&&&¨¨ SPECIFIC WAVELENGTHS (AND SENT THEM ¨¨¨¨&&¨¨&¨
&&¨¨&¨¨¨&¨ INTO ORBIT), WE'VE BUILT LARGE AS FUCK &¨¨¨&¨&¨&&
¨¨&¨&&¨¨&& ANTENNA ARRAYS ¨&¨¨&&&&&¨
¨¨&&&¨&¨&¨ WE'VE VIRTUALLY BUILT AN ANTENNA WITH A ¨&&¨&¨¨¨¨&
&¨&¨¨&&&&& DISH AS LARGE AS EARTH. ¨&¨&&&¨¨¨&
¨&&&¨&¨¨¨¨ ¨&&&¨¨&¨¨&
&&¨¨&&&¨¨¨ WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT OUR POSITION IN THE &&¨¨&¨&&¨&
¨¨&¨&¨¨&¨¨ SOLAR SYSTEM, OUR SOLAR SYSTEMS ¨¨&¨&&&¨&&
&¨&&&&¨&&¨ PLACEMENT IN THE GALAXY, AND OUR ¨¨&&&¨¨&&¨
&&&¨¨¨&&¨& GALAXYS PLACEMENT IN THE LOCAL CLUSTER, ¨¨&¨¨&¨&¨&
¨¨¨&¨¨&¨&& AND ~OUR~ LOCAL CLUSTERS PLACE IN THE &¨&&¨&&&&&
&¨¨&&¨&&&¨ GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS ¨&&¨&&¨¨¨¨
&&¨&¨&&¨¨& ¨&¨&&¨&¨¨¨
&¨&&&&¨&¨& AND WE'RE MOVING AROUND THE SUN AT ¨&&&¨&&&¨¨
&&&¨¨¨&&&& VELOCITY AND THE SUNS MOVING AROUND THE &&¨¨&&¨¨&¨
&¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨ CENTER OF THE GALAXY AT VELOCITY AND ¨¨&¨&¨&¨&&
¨&¨&&¨&&¨¨ THE GALAXY IS MOVING TOWARD ANDROMEDA ¨¨&&&&&&&¨
¨&&&¨&&¨&¨ AND WE'RE BOTH MOVING ANTICLOCKWISE &¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨&
&&¨¨&&¨&&& AROUND THE GALAXY. AND WE AS A SPECIES ¨&&&¨¨¨¨¨&
¨¨&¨&¨&&¨¨ HAVE LEARNED TO TAKE ALL THAT IN ACCOUNT &&¨¨&¨¨¨¨&
&¨&&&&&¨&¨ ¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨&
¨&&¨¨¨¨&&& AND DESPITE ALL THIS, DESPITE ALL OUR &¨&&&¨&¨¨&
&&¨&¨¨¨&¨¨ (CLICHE) BEAMING OF FUCKING STELLAR &&&¨¨&&&¨&
¨¨&&&¨¨&&¨ RADIO PROGRAMMES OUT IN FUCKING SPACE &¨¨&¨&¨¨&&
&¨&¨¨&¨&¨& AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT (LIGHT IS OUR ¨&¨&&&&¨&¨
&&&&¨&&&&& MEDIUM! GOODSPEED YOU, BLACK EMPEROR!), &&&&¨¨¨&&&
¨¨¨¨&&¨¨¨¨ DESPITE GHOSTS HELPING AND THE &¨¨¨&¨¨&¨¨
¨¨¨¨&¨&¨¨¨ COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS LOWPASS ¨&¨¨&&¨&&¨
¨¨¨¨&&&&¨¨ FILTERING, DESPITE OUR VERY OBVIOUS &&&¨&¨&&¨&
&¨¨¨&¨¨¨&¨ BEAMING OF ALL OUR SECRETS IN EVERY &¨¨&&&&¨&&
¨&¨¨&&¨¨&& DIRECTION KNOWN TO US, &&¨&¨¨¨&&¨
¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨ ¨¨&&&¨¨&¨&
&&¨&&&&&&& NO ¨ ONE ¨ HAS ¨ ANSWERED ¨¨&¨¨&¨&&&
¨¨&&¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨&&¨&&&¨¨
¨¨&¨&¨¨¨¨¨ #¨¨¨~~~~~~~~¨¨¨# &¨&¨&&¨¨&¨
¨¨&&&&¨¨¨¨ ####¨~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~¨#### ¨&&&&¨&¨&&
&¨&¨¨¨&¨¨¨ #¨¨¨~~~~~~~~¨¨¨# ¨&¨¨¨&&&&¨
&&&&¨¨&&¨¨ &&&¨¨&¨¨¨&
¨¨¨¨&¨&¨&¨ SO WHY IS THAT? ¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨&
&¨¨¨&&&&&& ¨¨¨&&&¨&¨&
¨&¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨ MOST OPPONENTS TO INTELLIGENT LIFE IN &¨¨&¨¨&&&&
&&&¨&&¨¨¨¨ THE UNIVERSE SAY IT'S BECAUSE YOU NEED &&¨&&¨&¨¨¨
&¨¨&&¨&¨¨¨ A CLASS ONE-OR-THE-OTHER STAR AND THE &¨&&¨&&&¨¨
&&¨&¨&&&¨¨ PLANET NEEDS TO BE AT A SEE-AND-SO ¨&&¨&&¨¨&¨
&¨&&&&¨¨&¨ DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE STAR (LIKE THERE &&¨&&¨&¨&&
¨&&¨¨¨&¨&& HAS TO BE A PLANET!) ¨¨&&¨&&&&¨
¨&¨&¨¨&&&¨ ¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨&
&&&&&¨&¨¨& BUT REALLY ISN'T THAT KEEPING THE &¨&&&¨&¨¨&
¨¨¨¨¨&&&¨& DEFINITION OF LIFE REALLY LAX? &&&¨¨&&&¨&
&¨¨¨¨&¨¨&& &¨¨&¨&¨¨&&
¨&¨¨¨&&¨&¨ I THINK EVERYONE AGREES THAT WE HAVE NO ¨&¨&&&&¨&¨
¨&&¨¨&¨&&& IDEA WHAT WE'RE DOING (AND IT PROBABLY ¨&&&¨¨¨&&&
&&¨&¨&&&¨¨ SHOWS) ¨&¨¨&¨¨&¨¨
&¨&&&&¨¨&¨ ¨&&¨&&¨&&¨
&&&¨¨¨&¨&& #¨¨¨~~~~~~~~¨¨¨# &&¨&&¨&&¨&
¨¨¨&¨¨&&&¨ ####¨~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~¨#### ¨¨&&¨&&¨&&
&¨¨&&¨&¨¨& #¨¨¨~~~~~~~~¨¨¨# ¨¨&¨&&¨&&¨
&&¨&¨&&&¨& ¨¨&&&¨&&¨&
¨¨&&&&¨¨&& I'M GONNA GO SMOKE MY THIRD CIGARETTE &¨&¨¨&&¨&&
&¨&¨¨¨&¨&¨ THIS YEAR AND TRY TO SNATCH SOME BEERS &&&&¨&¨&&¨
&&&&¨¨&&&& FROM THE LOCAL BEER THING ¨¨¨¨&&&&¨&
¨¨¨¨&¨&¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨&&
&¨¨¨&&&&¨¨ ¨¨¨¨&&¨¨&¨
&&¨¨&¨¨¨&¨ &¨¨¨&¨&¨&&
¨¨&¨&&¨¨&& ¨&¨¨&&&&&¨
¨¨&&&¨&¨&¨ ¨&&¨&¨¨¨¨&